[pvusers] Spheral Solar Technology... first developed by Texas Instruments in the 90's

["gig" <justinsgramps@flashmail.com>]

> Hello Gig:
> Do you have more information on this  new process out of Canada
> and direct me to some websites?

Yes....

>>>>>ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. plans to begin commercial
manufacture of next-generation solar cells using its proprietary
photovoltaic technology, named spheral solar technology. The solar cells,
comprising thousands of tiny silicon beads bonded in an aluminum foil, are
expected to "dramatically reduce the cost of solar energy and open a broad
range of new uses of solar power by industrial, commercial and residential
users worldwide," the Cambridge, Ont., company said. The company has started
design of a new 120,000-square-foot plant and intends to begin commercial
production of the solar cells by the fall of 2003.

Their website has this link:

http://www.spheralsolar.com/

which explains it like this, amazing if true:

A significant breakthrough in renewable energy, Spheral Solar Power cells
produce electricity at considerably lower cost than conventional solar
technology, and on a cost-par with fossil-fuel based electricity in many
regions of the world. Once commercially available, Spheral SolarT cells will
make solar power feasible for a vast array of new applications and markets,
changing the dynamics of the photovoltaic industry, forever

For anyone who is interested, Automatic Tooling System stock symbol is ATA,
and it is listed on the Toronto, Stock Exchange...

Gig


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